About the Exhibition
The Delaplaine’s National Juried Exhibition is an annual show featuring works in a variety of media by artists from around the region and nation. All media are eligible, including but not limited to: painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, drawing, installation, and sculpture.
Awards
First Place: $1,000
Second Place: $500
Third Place: $250
Honorable Mention: $125
Important Dates
Deadline for Entries:
Sunday, Mar 22, 2026
Notification of Jury Results:
Thursday, Apr 2, 2026
Selected Artworks Delivered:
Apr 17 to 24, 2026
Juror’s Presentation:
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 2 pm
Exhibition Dates:
May 2 to Jul 12, 2026
Artwork Pick-Up:
Sunday, Jul 12 and Monday, Jul 13
Application Guidelines
- Artists must enter their artwork through the online portal. (See “Submit Your Work” button above.)
- To enter, artists must create an account on the call for entry platform.
- Three submissions per artist will be accepted.
- For additional requirements and criteria, see “Submit Your Work” button above.
Guidelines and dates are subject to change. Contact the Exhibitions Manager with questions about the guidelines or the application process.
About the Juror
Kyle Hackett earned his MFA from the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and his BFA in Fine Arts as a McNair Scholar from the University of Delaware. Hackett has received numerous honors and awards, has been featured in multiple publications, and his work is represented by Goya Contemporary Gallery (Baltimore) and notably collected by Ethan Cohen Gallery (New York), Wangechi Mutu Studio, museums at the University of Delaware and University of Maryland, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Capital One Lounge permanent collection at the Washington Dulles International Airport, the Trawick Foundation, and more.
2025 National Juried Exhibition Artists
John Allen, XXIV 01
Esperanza Alzona, Zipper
Peter Ambush, Cowry
Douglas Anderson, The King of Climate Change
Jennifer Baker, Symphony
Ave Barr, Untitled
Wendy Bellermann, Willendorf Aphrodite
Jeffrey Berg, The Landscape Within
Gary Bergel, WILDFLOWERS THAT WERE
Jason Bly, Those That Fasten the Triggers
Maria Brito, Displaced Homes
Mindy Brown, Fluid Dynamics #3
Attalia Brown, Easy Money’s Cost
Michael Bruner, Punching a hole in the tilta whirl
Michael Bruner, Ordinary things #1: Pencil
Andrea Carrillo, Dainty Daisy
Jessica Cherry, Entwined
Vicki Clarkson, A Memory
Robert Cohe, Multi-Culturism and the Melting Pot
Chris Combs, Insert 25 Cents to Feel Something
Chris Combs, Echo Chamber
Sharon Coons, Into the Woods
Michel Demanche, The yellow king 2.23 small birds can’t thrive
Steven Dobbin, Remnants
Sharon Emery, Ever Watchful No.2
Luc Fiedler, Where Are We Going
Alison Gayne, TRANSFIGURATION
Jodi Hoover, The Rabbit Shook with Fear
Carol A. Jason, A Spire
Alexander Jones, USA™
Alexander Jones, Shattered
John Kachik, Civil Wrongs
John Kachik, One Nation Under Gun
Melanie Kehoss, Fowl Play and Egg Money
Leslie King, Predator and Prey vs.1
David Knopp, Tides
Daeun Lim, Tiles with affordances
Ruth Lozner, Life Cycle 1.0
Stacy Lund Levy, Max Times Three
Zdeno Mayercak, All You Have Are Memories
Zdeno Mayercak, Anxiety
Stacey McGiffin, The Sentinel
Angie Meche Kilcullen, Emerge (Nancy, Tijuana)
Angie Meche Kilcullen, Beloved (Tijuana)
Zara Muradyan, Acceptance
Paul Murray, The Last Dance
Paul Murray, Adaptation
Dominie Nash, At The Point
Eric Ordway, Sangria Set
Judeth Pekala Hawkins, Bird Feeder
Griffin Permenter, The Observatory
Griffin Permenter, Untitled
Pamela Phillips, The Depth of Blue
Michael Poness, Tangled Up In Blue
Jerome Prettyman, Harvest Field
Elise Racine, Algorithmic Colonialism
Elise Racine, Interoculaire
Jim Roberts, we are all product
Lori Rounds, Ancient Passage
Lori Rounds, Clouds Roll in at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC
Catherine Rubin, Summer
Pat Scull, The Chanteuse
Vance Shin Wannemacher, Self portrait and my brothers fist
Linda Syverson Guild, Chroma Explosion
Jennifer Waller, waiting outside the door for a breath
Bill Watson, Watson, Crick, and Franklin (triptych)
Cathy Wilkin, The End of Humans